The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 30 December 1933

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  • 18 1 The Singapore Free press AND DAILY NEWS. N O. 14,152. ESTD. 1835 SATITIDAY, DECEMBER 30. 19J3 10 CBflS.
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  • 548 1 VTTEMPT TO CORNER Lure Of $4,000,000,000 B\ DEVALUATING DOLLAR DKESIDENT Roosevelt's latest edict limiting mH holdings to $100 is regarded as an attempt to corner all the gold in the United Slalom The demand is made that all U.S. banks >hould be forced to surrender their gold so
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    15 1 launch Irom the plane to Sea \ic« to distribute the rifts M the children's party.
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  • 303 1 SOVIET MUST WATCH JAPAN Elements That Want War At Once Moscow. Dec A sharp contrast between the improvement ol Soviet relations with France and Poland with the threat contained in the present attitude o. Germany and Japan was drawn by M Molotov at the opening session 02 th. Central Executive
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  • 116 1 FOOTBALL COMPETITION No. 18 Seven Readers Share $150 Prize Beven readers share the Sl5O prize i Football CompetKteQ No. 18. having asted eight correct results The ..wing will each receive cheque Ki.hrrt Lim. 248 Orchard Road, Singapore. H I. Be van. rare of Thos. C—k A: Son Ltd., Singapore. A.
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  • 272 1 FEAR AIK ATTACKS Chiang and aim I Must Stay SUN FOS VERDICT Shanghai, Dec. 29. TO be farther away from the Nanking air base the Fukien regime is reported to be contemplating shifting the government to rhiangchow, about seventy miles west of Amoy. In anticipation ofl
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  • 205 1 Must Renounce Their Leaders I Washington. Dec. 2». It is but an extension of Mr. Wilson's challenge for us to propose that from now onwards war by governments shall be changed to peace by peoples controlling their governments, said Mr. Roosevelt, speaking at the Woodrow
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  • 63 1 Restriction Conference Opens In D.E.I. li.it a m.i. I>ec. ItL Three Government represent at m\s a.:id also the President and four rm-m--fcK-rs of the board of the General Rubber Growers" Association oi thEast Coast oi Sumatra were present at to-day's conference of the European rubber growers of
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 45 1 There is no better Tea than BIGIA TEA ;ROWN IN MALAYA mmmmmm **^^^mmm^ MM TO-DAY'S ATTRACTIONS RIJSTAFFEL served DINNER DANCE 9.45 p.m. to Midnight SPECIAL ENGAGEMENT OF MISS GLORIA COMIC AND CHARACTER DANCES. mkirnc Q1 fid DINNER §3.00 NON-DINERS $1.00 PHONE 5381. RAFFLES CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA
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    • 131 1 On Other Pages Italy ha> paid all the expenses of Chinese Militarv Mi»ion Pajje Mr. T. Z. Koo has given 50 lectures in Bu'tain on the New China Pajje H. Alleged partner overdraws account*— Page 3. Repatriate *.»Kxants duped on ship Pase U. Japan's four > ear's war building proK
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    • 107 1 BIGIA TEA Brings the freshness and fragrance of the Malayan gardens direct to your home. CHRYSLER LOW UPKEEP ADELPHi AND SEA VIEW HOTELS i NEW YEAR'S EVE DECEMBER 31 I DINER DE LUXE: j FANCY DRESS BALL j I > HANDSOME PRIZES FOR THE MOST ORIGINAL BEST COSTUMES— CRACKERS— BALLOONS
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  • 397 2 Scholarships For Overseas Chinese Malayan Students In China According to the latest report oi the Overseas Chinese Ailairs Department oi Nanking, the total numbei' of 1 Chinese students from abroad now studying In Chinese edueational insti- tutions in the various parts ot China is 1.058. as against 21 some twenty-five
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  • 103 2 Decline In Chinese And Indian Populations Migration statistics published In the Government Gazette yesterday show that whereas there was a net loss oi 2.706 in the Chinese population (representing the difference between arrivals and departures oJ Chinese from and to China, including Hong Kong I during November, there was
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  • 73 2 Economist Appointed Trade Envoy "From Our Own Correspondent. > Medan, Dec. lt>. According to the Loeomotief. Mr. Djie Ting Liat. a leader of the Economical Department of the Ooi Tiong Ham concern in Samarang has been appointed trade commissioner of the Nanking Government in Netherlands India. It
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  • 58 2 A young Eurasian. F. Carvalho. when produced before the second magistrate yesterday morning pleaded guilty to two charges of theft of three pairr of coats and trousers, a pair ot shoes and a blazer, housebreaking by night and criminal breach of trust of a ukelele. Sentence was postponed
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  • 44 2 <From Our Own Correspondents Seremban, Dec. 28. A verdict of accidental death by drowning was returned by the Seremban Coroner at an inquest held before him into the death of a Malay boy who died by falling into a well at Mantin.
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  • 219 2 GOVERNOR LEA VES FOR SUMATRA PARTY FLIES ACROSS FROM ALOR STAR (From Our Own Correspondent.* Penan?, Dec. 29. H.E. the Governor. Lady Clementi [and the Misses Clementi. who have i been spending Christmas at Bel Retire I left here yesterdny afternoon for Alor istar to catch the Dutch aeroplane for
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  • 195 2 Annual Christmas Party Is Held The annual Christmas party of the Children's Aid Society was held at the Home. ToirHiison Road on Dec. 20. The Home was decorated for the occasion and the happy faces ol tbe children were an eloquent tribute to the care and interest
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  • 53 2 Mr k. a. Bancroft, who. bcfort he went on leave, was stationed at Ipoh as Assistant Controller of Labour, is at present stationed in Penang in a similar capacity. It is understood that he will come to Ipoh as Assistant District Officer when Mr. J. F. Hannyngton gors on leave
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    • 168 2 Ordern received ajr by post attend- /(ij*&/ ed immedla- tely. Addresa: C ee. Hißh St., /O v, /O,^?/ aate atyle of Xy fTames BuppllXJP ed. Best Quality *4f Guaranteed Sight cestlng Pree. Price MfKlerace The vitalising food \jC CT E3 I P" C? TRADE MARK COD LIVER OIL with [11,
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    • 24 2 rtmti, in htLJtkm Mood to tf» K— 4 mi SfcJw ComjTbj!*! qlhL* Blood Mixture to MMxoaMod, li Ot mM Chmmbm mmd Aml »i 9SMti*+UQUlDmTAmun'Mm
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    • 991 2 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS BOARD RESIDENCE. i THE MANSION OXLEY RISE NON LICENSED RESIDENTIAL HOTEL (High Elevation— 3 Minutes from Town) Daily, Weekly and Monthly Terms Single and Double Rooms, Modern Sanitation, Garages and Tennis. Terms on Application Mrs. A. R. MATTHEWS. Mis F. F. GALE. Telephone 3798. ''EAST ANGLIA." 6 OXLEY
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 203 2 DIARY OF THE WEEK Saturday. 30th. High Water 08.54. 9.1 ft.. 22.46 84 it Rugby: S.S.V.F. vs. F.M S.V.F.. S.C.C Padang; R.A.F. vs. Public Services Ist.. Seletar; South Johore R.F.C vs. Wiltshire Regt. I. Johore Bahru. j Hockey: S.R.C "B" vs. O.R.A. 2nd.. S.R.C. ground; Ceylon S.C vs. Khalsa Assn..
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  • 436 3 \FTKR A "NIGHT OF DISSIPATION" London. Two woiren motorist! were sent to I n, one for nine months in the' nd division, and the other lor six i I in the second division. Miss Iloma Tatham, who said she was masseuse at King's College HosLondon. and
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  • 931 3 REASON FOR LAWYER'S BANKRUPTCY ALLEGATIONS that Mr. R. <;. W. Scholes, advocate and solicitor, had substantially overdrawn his account while in partnership with Mr. G. H. Gartside, advocate and solicitor, thus causing the bankruptcy of the latter, were made by Mr. Gartside during the course of
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  • 292 3 ALLEGATIONS AGAINST POLICEMAN The allegation that he had committed criminal breech ol trust in respect of $5 which was part of the money to be given to seven Indian vagrants who were beinj- repatriated was made against a young Chinese constable. Wee Swe< Ben*, when he
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  • Page 3 Advertisements
    • 134 3 r Foods The *Aflcnbnrys' Foods arc particularly suited to the feeding of babies in hot climates. They are germ free, and being simply and easily prepared by the addition of boiling water, their u«c give 8 complete independence of doubtful milk supply, and is an absolute guarantee against infantile diarrhoea
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    • 40 3 BATHS! W la i Kl BLI >! A j 4j I flk^i Nickel plated UJil» J Jfe» Size: Six fittings. tzSE. J feet overall NEW CONSIGNMENT JUST ARRIVED. WHITE ENAMELLED CAST IRON. PRICES FULL PARTICULARS FROM UNITED ENGINEERS LIMITED. SINGAPORE, BRANCHES.
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  • 1465 4 Treatment Many patent medicines claimed to be certain cures and preventatives for distemper are exploited commercially. 5 There is no panacea for this disease, j If professional aid for a distempered j dog is not available, the owner should avoid the usual tendency to dabble in widely-advertised
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  • 326 4 88.-S.M.G.-Tuba Root.— This is useful as an insecticide for ticks. A kattie of the root is crushed and beaten with a hammer and then steeped in a gallon of hot water for a couple of hours, stirring occasionally. The liquid is strained off and bottled, as it
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  • 242 4 Now Worth £1,000 To The Screen Seven years ago Henry East paid €30 for a Sealyham pup because a comedy producer wanted to hire an "ornerylooking mutt" lor a "bit" in a film. Recently Charles Mack. 01 Moran ar.d Mack, offered £1.000 for the same dog There was
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  • 128 4 Knoi-ked Down By Motor Car After knookir.fc down I Bengali boy Hat In Caul tn Ttiui*- day al'teriunn.. aajm dtUcUCajf. tr.i-tl-Itng tOWUTdI Tan.iong Pagar. mounted the embankment or. the off-sid*- I :.t. 1 plunged Into Vide ditch by the side of the road. It can: to rest
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  • 71 4 From Our Own Correspondent > Seremban. I>ec. 28. A Chinese. Chan Soi. was lined a dollar by the Seremban Magistrate on Thursday lor depositing ttu corpse of Chan Yew at the Chinese Association premises, without the consent ol the owner. The accused said that tlu body vaal
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  • 135 4 Hospital j Drama After Mansion Blaze Whit* -hurt ti Him. It wuo not until lat< that doctori broke t!. Rodney thai tier hi: i J. H B RodlX y hud Duo dt- It Tr- tnoUlc destroyed I H Mr. L. J. IfcOonalck th< i millionaire,
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  • 61 4 ilhxn Our O i I JipiMK. I 1 An aged decrepit. Chu: suffering Irvir. raiu« th< District Hospital In Oi Dt-c by dr I room. The dis<\'\. ry wa> u\ u:< inmate, a Sikh coo afterwards The bod> head downwards In tin cial respiration tailed to 1
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    • 265 4 guarantee of freshness v^'\ flavour and 1 unvarying quality— JP Tlut i^ why V the »ain e of V BROOKE BOND \< is the accepted standard of Lxcellence in tea. y Brooke Bond Tea frith garden freshness. wP^ Store* intwo>.:e,. ll^wSßr^ltn/l Equally Lseful (or Adults hildren. i/^^^^Mff/ Doctor \vrite3 "1
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    • 40 4 DUFF'S WHISKY I>~~%A vS^ C^ Nam II i^^l ;t lr^9Vv^T/^^^^l nail I 1 ni lurwl n l ffli WfL^^rfkl^^ V A A AMinr I'V I fuar.mtrr /^V^ggj^Mal^ H yran* old Sole Agento: F. A. BARTHOLOMEUSZ LTD., Raffles Quay. Phone 2234.
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    • 89 5 i j ill lit t Z^H B^^K^^^^^B^^^^^^c^^%P*^^t^^C^^?^^B^?^«^^^^j^_ BOURN VITA What better recommendation could you have? Bourn -Vita has already been recommended by more than 14,500 English Doctors and local medical men have been quick to follow this example. What is Bourn- Vita? It is the perfectly balanced Food-Drink-consisting of Fresh
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  • 790 6 ROBBERS' MYSTERY CAR TRACED Crown Witness Who Did Not Respond Further evidence was recorded bv Mr J J. F. Curtis, the Third Magistrate, yesterday in the preliminary inquiry into a charge of armed robber j agalnit Wee Tian Chong and Ong Chiu Kan. and a charge ot abetment of the
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  • 561 6 FREE PRESS FOOTBALL COMPETITION I Six Free Chances Every Week HELOW will be found particulars of the Free Press Football U Competition No. 20 in which y ou are asked to forecast results of i ten matches to be played in ttie English and Scottish Football
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  • 907 6 Young Indian Passes Chinese Saminathau Amalu. the young Km. lir.h-spoaking Indian who is alleged 10 have associated with Communists and banishees in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, was yesterday morning bound over in the sum of $500 in two sureties to be of good behaviour for
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    • 50 6 JACK BUCHANAN'S GREAT MUSICAL LAUGHTERPIECE j "THAT'S A IG 00 D GIRL!" ffl foR NEW Y EAR mill Sm\ AND SWEETS ~I v S the f* u n H VI- tl. CAFE M W y is without equal m TPj Made To Order. FOR PARTICULARS ijM Eflj PHONE 6088 II
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    • 200 6 j FREE PRESS FOOTBALLCOMPETITION 'No. 20. I agree to abide by the conditions governing this competi- tion as set out above and to accept as final the decision of the Competition Editor of the Singapore Free Press in all matters J appertaining thereto. My forecast ol the results of the
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    • 151 6 RINGWORMS OF WET_NAJURE Children Suffered Ternbi). Healed by Cuticura. "My two sons suffered terribl> ringworms on their heads, (acrs. bodies. They were of a wet nature sod scaled ova and the children lostsMs] nights of sleep from tbr itcbtnf and burning. "Then I read an advert i*-'" Cuticura Soap and
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  • 341 7 EXHIBITION OF CHINESE TRADE PLANS FOR DISPLA Y IN SINGAPORE our Chinese Correspondent* hina Products Sales Co.. Ltd.. ted arrangementa to hold an commercial exhibition in I the New Year. It ably bo held at the New World r t n( World. c in Ifi backed by leading r.s including
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  • 177 7 Brilliance Of "Dinner At Eishr Larjze crowds attended the first night of •Dinner At Eight"* at the Capitol yi sterday and enjoyed a film which offers the unusual attraction of having a galaxy of fourteen stars, each ol whom has sained immense popularity. Some will vote Marie
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  • 100 7 Stanley Lupino In "You iMade j Me Love You" j Stanley Lupino la a ioy to watch in J his latest farce. "You Made Me Love You. 8.1. P. picture which opened at a the Alhambra last night. The efficient methods with which he "tames" a beautiful
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  • 97 7 The Johore Government desires to call the attention of airmen to the fact that the aerodrome at the sth mile between Johore Bahru and Skudai is not a public landing ground but an emergency landing ground under the control of the State Secretary, Johore. who may in exceptional
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    • 241 7 Last Night's Enthusiastic Audiences Thrilled Beyond Words I I CAF|TOL j 3.15 6.15 9.15 I J TRULY A GRAND STAR-STUDDED ENTERTAINMENT FOR YOUR HOLIDAY NIGHTS! MARIE DRESSLER JOHN BARRYMORE WALLACE BEERY *JEAN HARLOW Lionel BARRYMORE LEE TRACY EDMUND LOWE •BILLIE BURKE Modqt Evan* J.onH.nhoH Kmrmn MorUy P*HHp* Holm.i i^^^^^^F -^T
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  • 70 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATH. Mrs. CHEONG SWEE TECK I i:ee Ong Thiam Neo> passed away peacefully at her residence. No. 126 Killiney Road, on Friday. December 29th. Age 52 years. She leaves behind her beloved husband, a daughter, a son-in-law. Mr. Lee Ah Bal:. two grand-children and a nephew. Mr. Cheong
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  • 433 8 The Singapore Free press SATURDA Y, DECEMBER 30. 1933. Ireland i|V/f R de Valera committed a serious tactical error when he recently caused the arrest of General O'DufT:*. the leader of the Blue Shirts or. to give the organisation its correct title, the Young Ireland Association. It remains to be
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  • 920 8 Mr. W. S. Gibson, after nearly 34 years service in Malaya, icas due to retire during 1933. but at the beginning of the year His Excellency the Governor appointed c commission to inquire into the trade of the Colony, and Mr. Gibson lias invited and agreed
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  • 254 8 FROM DAY T O DAY The Free Press wishes its readers a happy and prosperous New Year. Mr. A. D. York M.C.S. has returned 1 from leave. The Singapore Taiwan Association is called upon to lurnish proof of its i existence. I Mr. W. D. Barron M.C.S. has been j
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  • 411 8 Topics Of The Week THE Toptet* i I 1 happy and I I in Meordai th t 1 at this ptrlod o: made i number ol but as they would b interest he has do( id« about tht-m and pu good pwolqrtoni rhi ought fn haw b«i-n n of notable
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  • Page 8 Advertisements
    • 127 8 WHITE WINES HOCKS MOSELLES CLARETS BURGUNDIES For New Year Festivities. CAILJDIBICCIKVS Bl SPECIAL refik AjSy TO UL TffE APPOINTMENT KING OF SL\M ATTRACTIVE LINES IN ENAMELLED GOODS FOR NEW YEAR PRESENTS WE SPECIALISE THIS YEAR ALL OUR TOILET WARE IN STERLING SILVER AND IN SILVER DEPOSIT. AVAILABLE IN ALL COLOURS
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    • 38 8 A QUARREL IX A j THEATRE often ends in one actor taking another's part. Satisfied policy-holders testify to the splendid part played by M GAFLA<r POLICIES. GENERAL ACCIDENT, FIRE LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION, LTD. Hongkong Bank Chambers. Telephone 6480.
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    • 11 8 jl— n,..,.....,^ j WHEN THE OTHERS JW fl iiAIITOPUASEIOH^BF !fIUBI^ i
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  • 2248 9 RETRENCHMENT ACTION DISPUTE Meeting Of Municipal Commissioners HEALTH OFFICER AND PLEDGF TOE last meeting 01 the Municipal Commissioners for th 1 >ear avus held yesterday. There was attendant The absentees included the PresidenT'V" 1 Barth\\. uho is on a visit up-country. Mr. Brown was elected chairman
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  • 76 9 SEVENTY MILLION YEN CONTRACT l South Manchurian Railway ti >r Tokyo, Dec. Iti in* >hu kuo Legation this morn•Y7oooooSo UnCed the award °< a yu.uuo.ooo contract to the South From Tun lallWay llnes as f o»ows:Korein h T^H ien neur Kalnei on the K-orean border, northward to Mutankwav- hP°f lng
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  • 127 9 Telling Britain Of The New China i Mr t 7 ir London. Dec. 29. r> t Koa wno was engaged bv the Universities China committee Mas completed a most successful tour |Of Britain. He spoke fifty times in London. Liverpool. Manchester Edin- There wili be no issue
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  • 94 9 Lady Chetwode Flies From Calcutta i Fr v,m Our Own Correspondent I Bangkok. Dec. »M. Lady Chetwods, wife of the ComI mander-ln-Chlei in India, accompanied by Captain John Codrington. A D. C. and Captain Victor Cazalet. M P.. arrived here by the Dutch j plane yesterday trom
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  • 66 9 tFrom Our Own Correspondent.* Taipins. Dec. 28. A young Malay. Hassan, was today fined $5 for carrying a tunibok lada (a Malay dagger' on his person in the Taiping Amusement Park. Accused said he was a rubber tapper from a distant estate and the knife was for his
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  • 265 9 PROGRAMME OF CHOPIN FRIEDMAN'S FAREWELL RECITAL Memorable Musical Event I An enchanting evening was spent by Singapore music lovers at Victoria Memorial Hall last night for the return visit of Ignaz Friedman. Friedman confined himself to the works of Chopin, of which he is an acommplished interpreter, and he instantly
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  • 72 9 Attempt To Ik>at Cape Record London, Dec. 27. The Indian airman. Mr. Man Mohan Singh, who is chief pilot to the Maharaja Of Patiala. is awaiting favourable weather to start on an attempt to beat Mrs. Mollison's record in the flight to Capetown. Hi.s machine, which has a
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  • 52 9 Chinese Military Mission In Italy Rome, Dec. 29. Colonel Yang Chieh's Chinese military mission is now on its way to Germany. All expenses during the' eleven days' stay in Italy, estimated at £1.000. were paid by the Italian Government. The mission inspected naval and military establishments and
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  • 52 9 Collapse Of German Business Firm Bremen, Dec. 29. Gustav Lahusen was sentenced today to five years' imprisonment and fined 50,000 marks and his brother, Heinz, was sentenced to two years and nine months' imprisonment and fined 1 20,000 marks in connection with the collapse of the Nordwolle
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  • 38 9 Miami. Dec. 29. The world's re-fuelling endurance flight record is claimed to have been broken by Miss Helen Rickey and Miss Frances Marsalis. who are still aloft after 8 days 4 hours and 5 minutes. Reuter
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  • 96 9 Latest Rubber and Tin Prices And Sterling Rates RUBBER London, Dec. 29. iSpot "Sellers- 4%d. «4 5i16d.» buyers- 4 5 16d. «4»/ 4 d > ijan.-March 4 716d. i^e±> I April- June 4 1732d. <4 15i32d.) July-Sept. 45 B d. <4 35'64d.) Market Easier. New York, Dec. 29.
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  • TRADE AND COMMEERCIAL INTELLIGENCE
    • 801 10 BATU SELANGOR TIN DREDGING Increased Dividend Next Yea r The fourth ordinary general meeting of the Batu Selangor Tin Dredging Co., Ltd., was held last week at Penang. Mr. L. E. Slowe presided and the others present were: Messrs. D. H. Hampshire. W. H. Martin, Syd D. Miles directors). A.
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    • 117 10 December 29 Devoe's Imperial Brilliant Kerosene per tin (of 4 Imp. galls.) 1.70 Sylvan Arrow Kerosene per tin 1.50 Secony Motor Gasoline ex pump per British Imperial Gallon 82 Socony Motor Gasoline in 4- gal. drums per British Imp. Gal. 85 Socony Motor Gasoline per 4-gallon
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    • 94 10 Latest Buyers' Prices Latest buyers' prices, received cable by Messrs Guthrie and Co. yesterday, for Malayan palm oil and palm kernels, are Palm Oil In Bulk, .c.i.f. landed weights New York/Philadelphia 2.65 cents (U.S. currency) per lb. c.i.f. landed weights U.S.A Pacific Ports 2.60 cents (U.S. currency)
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    • 162 10 LEWIS PEAT'S RUBBER REPORT Friday, Dec. 29. Prices have been well maintained over the holidays and values for spot delivery have advanced appreciably during the week. This may be due to restriction being in the air. but also it may be prompted by the desire to mark up stocks for
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    • 140 10 Mr. A. H. Warriner has been elected deputy chairman of the Wesleyan and General Assurance Society in the place of Mr. A. J. Leeson who died on Nov. 20. Mr. A. H. Sayer has been elected vice-chairman of the society. Accounts of Sumatra Para Rubber Plantations (of M. P. Evans
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    • 74 10 Chamber Of Commerce Rubber Association Singapore, December 29, 12 noon Buyers Sellers R.S.S. equal to London Standard, Spot (loose> 14 14 116 R.S.S. equal to London Standard, <F.0.8.) 14*8 14% Standard R.S.S. on Tender January 14 14 lil6 Feb.-Mar. 14 116 14 3116 April-June 14»/i 14*8 July-Sept. 14» 2 14^
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    • 217 10 SELLING December 29 London. 4 months' sight 2 4 364 London. 3 months' sight 24 1 32 London, 60 days' sight 2 4 1 64 London, 30 days' sight 2 4 London, demand 213 63 64 London, T.T. 2 3 31 32 Lyons and Paris, demand 965 Hamburg,
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    • 209 10 Dec. 26. 27. 28. American Can Com. 96 973 4 983 4 American Telephone and Telegraph 106 8 107 lll^ Atcheson Railroad 54» a 54 3 4 56 Dupont 91 92 95 Firestone. Common 19 i83 8 191General Electric 18 18 7 8 19» 2 General Motors 34
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    • 51 10 Normal Circulation Of Bank Notes Canton, Dec. 24. Interviewed to-day by pressmen, Mr. Ching Yu-pao, the secretary of the Provincial Bank, said that the bank note crisis in Canton had already come to an end. The circulation of bank-notes in the market, he added, was now normal.
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    • 46 10 London, Dec. 27. Revenue returns for the week ended Dec. 23 show that the ordinary expenditure for the year to date amounts to £501,196,217 and the ordinary revenue to £407,111,430. The deficit of £94,084,787 compares with th- of £159,516,568 one year ago. British Radio
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    • 182 10 I Singapore. December 2H, 12 noon Buyers Seller* Gambier 4.00 Java Cube 6.50 Hamburg Cube 6 50 Muntok White Pepper 26.00 White Pepper 25.50 Black Pepper 14.50 Copra, sundried 3.00 Copra, mixed 2.40 Small flake Tapioca 4.25 Med. Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Small Pearl Tapioca 5.00 Lingga Sago
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    • 111 10 Abroad London. Dec. '»7. Exchanges to-day wi re Paris 83 15 32. New York 5 10» L > Montreal 5.10. Brussels 23.53. SC Geneva 16.92. Amsterdam ftlStfc. Milan 62 5 16. Berlin 13.69> 2 Stockholm 19.39 1 Copenhagen 1940 Oslo 19.90. Vienna 29V 2 Prague 109 3 4 Helsingfors 226
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    • 165 10 The Singapore Chamber of Commerce Rubber Association held its 1.154th. auction yesterday. Catalogued 1.809.175 lbs. 807 67 tons Offered 1.794.825 ***** Sold 1.453.088 648.70 Spot London 4 1 4 d New York 8.13 16 cents PRICES REALIZED Ribbed Smoked Sheet Cents Per Lb Standard Quality No Sales
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    • 109 10 Net profit of Lawas (Sarawak) Rubber for year ended June 30 £214 (agst. loss of £2.212), to which is added £1,445 brought in. making ol«^ 9 carried f^d. Rubber crop 1.342,608 lb. (1,387,902 lb.» All in-cost after charging London expenses freight, insurance and selling charges' 2.54d. per pound (2.88d.) average
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    • 705 10 HEA VY SALES ON LONDON RUBBER MARKET Result Of Dutch Report Of Restriction Symington and Wilson's weekly rubber report, dated London Dec. IS, states During the period since our last report the rubber market has been blown this way and that by conflicting re- ports and rumours- all of course
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    • 244 10 Terms For Employment 01 Foreign Capital General principles have been decidec upon by the Ministries of Industry Communications, and Railways regard ing the utilisation of foreign capital lor the development of Chinese Indus i try. The following are some of the 1 salient points I <1 > The
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    • 45 10 The Treasury have given notice in the current issue of the Gazette that Jamaica Government three-and-a--half per cent, inscribed stock. 1958-68 has been added to the list of stocks In respect of which the provisions of the Colonial Stock Act, 1900. have been complied with.
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    • 51 10 London BM Sterling on New Toil *.»s 5 -l: Paris 83V The business on th» itock excl Is on modest lines but Ibt *»np i I British Oovernmer.t sto quietly maintained War Loan is 101 ft. Gold is 126s 5d including premium over the French BWM British
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    • 135 10 Yesterday's Alteration- Ayer Weng <$1 if" Bangrin Tin I I Idris <5s 7s 3d I Kamp. Kamunting Kinta Dredge <$1> Klang River «$1» 180 ;Kuchai Tin Dredge <$• l Kuala Kampur <ss» Llngul < i l O'J Lukut ($1) 95 Nawng Pot ($1) Penawats «50» Rahman Hyd
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  • 441 11 Twenty-Two New Warships AND EIGHT SQUADRONS OF AEROPLANES Navy Minister's Threat To Resign Tokyo, l>et 24. Sin hundred and eighty milion yen the s;:- 1 demanded by the Navy Ministr;. 1- appropriations for the Dining as M -ar. Y430.000.000 of this Ing !H enterprises, including ftrst (l
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  • 169 11 First 125 Miles Are The Worst Annipolis (Maryland). Mr W. A Cor.riT assistant professor In mathematics at the United States Savml Arcadtmy, *hinks it is possible for people to <?o to the moon in a rocket. He estimated that it would cost e 20.000.000 M^>s- obstacle"
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  • 76 11 May Run Department Of Justice And Police Geneva. Sentenced this year to six months -imprisonment for his alleged part in the riots of November last year, when were killed, M. Leon Nicole, head the Geneva Socialists, has become p^d of the Geneva Cantonal Government In his new position
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  • 153 11 The remarkable series of successes gaind by that well-known product "Cow Gate Milk Food" have been increased recently by an additional gold medal which was awarded recently at the Important Mysore Dasara Exhibition. Over 100,000 people visited the exhibition including the Royal Family, all the state officials, and
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  • 140 11 Judge Blames Them For Woman's Accident New York. A Brooklyn judge has ruled that women who wear high heels on inappropriate occasions have no redress in law if they fall and injure themselves. Mrs. Agnes Hudson sued the owner of a fishing vessel. Captain Jacob Martin, for £15.000
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  • 467 11 Five Per Cent. Dividend Declared inJ nf h rt r nth annUal general meeting of the shareholders of Telok Kruin Tin. Ltd.. was held at trie registered office of the company in Ipoh. Mr. R. p. Brash presided and in addressing the shareholders said The restricted output
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  • 34 11 The Y.W.C.A. Unemployment Depot supplies names and addresses of women for plain sewing and mending for small jobs or for regular work. Telephone 2351 or call at the Y.W.C.A. Raffles £uay.
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  • Page 11 Advertisements
    • 54 11 THF. XHE EASTERN UNITED ifSS^ ASSURANCE CORPORATION LTD. SOUTH W mttl^lk EFIRF. MARINE, J MOTOR CAR oKIIIbH ERSONAL ACCIDENT SS?^ Y LIMITED AND FIRE MARINE, MOTOR WORKMEN'S AND COMPENSATION WORKMEN'S INSURANCE. COMPENSATION ,O. iOHNSOV General M«n. f er. L WKST RKAD OFFICE No. 4, Cecil Street, LC. MARGOLIOUTH Manner SINGAPORE
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    • 806 11 A— raac* to frt* »*«r tji.tt The Great Eastern life Assurance Co., Ltd. 'Incorporated in the Straits BetUementa) BEAD OFFICE On»t EuMn. UU BulM^, «ell S«,«< SU.,,^ <*-, BTO w >m mmmm z-zzrzzzz" Companies Act in every particular. ATTRACTIVE PLANS OP ASSURANCE °IaPPUCaUOnl aPPUCaUOn tO P C B tor or
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  • Page 11 Miscellaneous
    • 386 11 CHURCH SER VICES First Sunday After Chritmas ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL 650 a.m. Holy Communion. 7.30 a.m. Matins. 8 a.m. Holy Communion Choral). 5.30 p.m. Evensong Choral > and Sermon. 11.30 p.m. Watch night service 10.30 a.m. Air Base Parade Service 6.30 p.m. Evensong Naval Base Monday. Wednesday, and Friday, at
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  • 30 12 Merchants are hereby informed that the booking period for coconut oil in bulk from Straits to Conference basis ports in Europe is now extended to 180 days.
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  • 57 12 The following passengers arrived in Singapore from Malacca by the Kuala yesterday; Mr. J. I. Dawson and Mr Bowman. The M.M. mail motor vessel Jean Laborde is due here from Saigon 'o-day at 2 p.m. and will sail on Sunday to-morrow > at 9 a.m. for Madras, Pondicherry, Colombo, Djibouti,
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  • LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
    • 1315 12 Squadron "Sinks" Five Merchantmen An Aircraft-Carrier, And Two Cruisers The results of the recent exercises > carried out by the Mediterranean Fleet regarding the protection ot M- a d<» routes, have now been analysed In de- j tail. A "Blue" raiding squadron des-
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    • 582 12 Burns Philp Line. (Incorporated in Australia) FOR BRISBANE, SYDNEY AND MELBOURNE via JAVA, DARWIN AND THURSDAY ISLAND. Regular monthly sailing by the well-known steamer MARELLA w,,hd tons) ana the s.s. MANGOLA (3,352 tons): [Cargo only] s MAR ELLA is one of the largest and finest steamers trading to Australia. Cabins
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    • 14 12 For everything appertaining Travel. Banking Freight Apply to? COOKS WACPJjjs^LITS ROBINSON ROAD IndivUnil Attmt&h
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    • 63 12 STATE SHIPPING SERVICE of Western Australia FREMANTLE (Via Palcmbanji. Banjocwongi :nul North Wisti-rn Ports) TJS.M.V. KANGAROO ».lm K Dec. 30. T.S.M.V. KOOLINDA Jan. 17. TSM.V. KANGAROO Feb. 2. T.S.M.V. KANGAROO Mar. 25. Fares Single £19.0.0. Australian Kcturn 00.0.0. Currency For particulars of Freight and Passage pK-aso apply to:— McALISTER CO.,
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    • 264 12 I. S. K. LINE. ISHIHARX INDUSTRIAL AMTRANSPORT 00 (Incorporated In Japan REGULAR EREIGHT AMI PASSENGFR SERVICE. From Japan Due UUI MARU Jan 1 Jan nagoya MARU lan i MILAN MARL' I MALTA MARL' Jan 18 Jan II FOR KOBE. OSAKA. MOJI. YtWUV NAGOYA AND YOKOHAMA NAGOYA MA! I 1 Jan
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    • 382 12 Local And Foreign Mail Despatches and Arrivals BY TRAIN Bangkok every Saturday 7 p.m. and Thursday 7.30 a.m. Saturday 7 P m Kuantan (via Jerantut* Monday to Friday 30 a.m. Kuantan (via Jerantut) Saturdays 7 P m Kelantan <via Padang Besar> Monday and Friday S Pm. Kelantan (via Gemas> e
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    • 204 12 SINGAPORE HARBOUR Ships Moncsidc thr WJ».ir\. Fxpetted to ArriM Last Wharf (Entrance <..itc I Rhona 22; Hai HiDf M Main Wharf (Fnlrm.* <..a r Santos Maru 18. C: !i>; Jean Labordr IS; |>p Siamese Prince Sarp« d. Kmpire Dot k (Fnlniup a t r Forrtsbank M Rhcsw Winnipeg M Kmpire
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    • 546 13 P. O. British India and Apcar Lines. (Incorporated In England) MAIL, PASSENGER AND CARGO PENINSULAR AND ORIENTAL S. N. CO K UNDER CONTRACT WITH HIS MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT LONDON AND FAR EAST MAIL BERYICR. OUTWARDS FROM LONDON FOR CHINA JAPAN. Tonnage. Singapore. Tonnare. Siofapon, 1934. SOMAU 810 Ma 1A Jan 4
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    • 483 13 Bucknall Steamship Co., Ltd. (Incorporated in England) City of Evansvllle Due Sails City of Norwich In Port Jan 2 City of Bath F R H NG KOliG »»4NGHiI AND Japan/ 311 15 Jan City of Lille Jan. 25 Jan. 28 Due sails Sails Sails Sails Bteamer spore B'pore P Sham
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    • 779 13 eW^~ LiTi-i ?!T OTTOA >aiowfmii«iPoo,(uiu IHI CHINA NAVIOATION &LW r^? AUBi^AN B i^iSlS' CM SIA.I. ffTEA^ NAVIOATION 155 RuS l^^!* LDfl INSUK I F JSSSi^ 1 fc?T" aiob< 2Jta %o< m r^.^ m^^... a» m u. kl m J^SBaggi BLUB rUMMEL LIMC *ia Port Swettenham, P»aan( sj Celeesbe Vw» Also
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    • 959 14 K. P. M. KOMNKLIJKE PAKETVAART MAATSCHAPPU TOBOALI Saturday, Dec-. 30, Koedap. Tampoetih, Tampat-Tinggi. Bengkalis and Bagan Si-Api-Api. SCHOI T TEN— Saturday. Dec. 30. Rhio, Bawean and Macassar. TOGIAN Saturday. Dec. 30. Pontianak. TOMOHON Saturday. Dec. 30. Singkawang, Pemangkat and Sambas. TORADJA- Saturday, Dec. 30. Moeara-Saba and Djambi. RFLA WAN- --Sunday,
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    • 465 14 DOLLAR STEAMSHIP LINE c^iJ AMERICAN^ MAIL LINE NOW IS THE TIME TO TRAVEL HOME via AMERICA See China and Japan at no additional cost. Visit Honolulu San Francisco— Los Angeles. Sail along the beautiful coast of Central America and enjoy ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST TRAVEL THRILLS the trip through
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    • 585 14 TO NAPLES. MARSEILLES. LONDON. ANTWERP K«>F I TO HAMBURG JTERUKUNI MARU 12.000 Jan. J 10 YASUKINT HAKUSAN MARU 10.300 Jan. 2 25 HAKONt HARUNA MARU 10.400 Feb. 8 iSIWA MA SKATORI MARU 10.000 Fob 2: 23 IFUBHIM] SKASHIMA MARU 10.000 .viar. 9 HAKO7AK! UMay omit Rotterann. «caU> at Mam but
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  • 546 15 Good Teamwork fid Positional Play Are Featured s, ..H.uid. Austria. .2. i^ice International match at ipden I Glasgow, on Nov. 29. 1 after being a goal inc m drawing 2 -2 with Scotland extremely well, their positional play being quick movements and .shooting ins often
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  • 257 15 Tenth Olympiad In Manila In May t"«;^v (>w the c<)ur w of ex. tensiv,. preparations tor the comine wm h'f T Olympl< Ga '»es w™ ch ne"t b< ye ar ld th in Mav pr,M. r worid Olympk £S£ list tim, ,n the Far Eastern Olympic U
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  • 181 15 Bangkok Challenges Up Country (From Our Owr Correspondent.) Bangkok. Dec. 13. The announcement that the Bangkok Riding and Polo Club are sending a team up-country to play polo this Christmas has aroused interest. Bangkok has been to Malaya and Penang but has never yet tackled the upcountry
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  • 246 15 MATCHES IN THE HOME LEAGUES ArsenaTfo Visit Birmingham The following home football matches Mil be played to-day, on Monday i New rears Day* and on Jan I: To-day FIRST DIVISION Birmingham n Arsenal Chelsea v s Stoke c ty Derby vs. Middlesbrough v.s. Blackburn R. Leicester
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  • 102 15 HKST DIVISION Blackburn R. v.s. Tottenham Everton vs. Derby Manchester Cit\ vs West Brom Middlesbrough vs. Leeds Newcastle vs. Liverpool Sheffield Utd. vs. Aston Vilhi Sundorland vs Chelsea nCOND DIVISION Bolton W. vs. Bradford Bury vs. Notts Co. THIRD DIVISION (Northern* AccringtOO vs. Darlington Barnsley vs
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  • 61 15 I FIRST DIVISION •Sheffield Wed. vs. Birmingham SECOND DIVISION I Bury vs. Bolton Wpnds. SCOTTISH LEAGUE (Div. I) Aberdeen vs. Cowdenbeath 1 Clyde vs. Third Lanark Falkirk vs. Motherwell i fcmilton vs. Airdrieonians Hearts vs. Dundee ttilmarnock vs. Ayr Utd. Queen's Park vs .Celtic Queen ol South
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  • 62 15 Hungary Win Table Tennis Championship Paris, Dec. 6. In the Swaythling Cup table tennis competition. India beat Yugoslavia by five events to one. Hungary won the Cup for the seventh time in eight years, with 11 wins and no losses. India. Great Britain and Yugo Slavia
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  • 34 15 Paris, Nov. 27. The British lightweight champion. Johnny Cuthbert. of Sheffield, was knocked out in the fifth round of a ten-round contest with the Frenchman Gustave Humery heret o-night.
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    • 110 15 SPECIAL SALE Spu-crepe rißi shirts 'a $3.70 Fuji silk shir*.- $2.50 2.30 Poplin shirt- L>t Quality $1.80 1.60 -do -do In;i QuaUt'v a $I.2ft 0.90 I'oio Sin?l«?i» Ist Quality $0.65 2nd Quality $0.32 "IVarock' Singlets (<rintrhM $0.64 'Pe acock Sin<pfs Hatf-stor I $0.48 mi< kv Q $0.45 0.22 < ollaiv
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    • 260 15 i 4^sk INDISPUTABLY wr "75 Tur DrcT FRAMR OZ CO. 'PHONE 6354. COX KINGS (AGENTS) LIMITED Head Office: 13, Regent Street, LONDON, S.W.I. TAKE CHARGE OF EAS'IERN KIT AT THEIR PORT SAID BRANCH HAVE IT LAUNDERED AND READY FOR YOU ON THE RETURN JOURNEY nnurr ol P i r A
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  • 485 16 MAT< HED WITH JLM BRADY Excellent New World Programme S:;.' r ;.pore boxing "fans' are promised an interesting programme on Jan. 6 at the New World Arena when the main fight will be between Jim Brady and Arthur Snares, the Aniilo-Indian Doxer who is making
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  • 220 16 Japan Discovers New Stars Japan appean to have dlacovered come new Davis Cup players, lor the 'winner and runner-up of the AliJapan lawn tennis tournament, which was recently held near Osaka, were i men who have not hitherto played in international tennis. Nunoi. who played tor Japan in
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  • 197 16 Fire At Venue Of Second Test Match Calcutta. Dec. 15. Eden Gardens. Calcutta, where the second Test match will be played, was Lhe scene of an art of dastardly mis- chief this afternoon for some miscre- ants attempted to set fire to the green stands erected in
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  • 395 16 TO-DAY'S RACES AT PENANG iANDICAPS THE }OLD CUP Eighteen Class 1 horses are entered or the race over the mile and distance it Penang to-day, and their handicaps iffer interesting comparison with those if the 21 candidates tor the race for he Gold Cup on Monday over mile The handicaps
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  • 94 16 Kact CioUl (up Ract DMUN 1 Mik —5.15 p.m. V II n.d. u> for 1 U>h I. ll.it*.A wixmei noon r>?c 27 1933 to rarr Hj extra: be glnallj I J.lO or over a penalty ot 3 lv wji :e carried Refill 97 Nanya 8.-.'.-.it PunkavftUa n z
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  • 198 16 Sans Ame Wins A (lose Race C alcutta. Dec. 16. Mr. Edward Esmonds Sans Ame. who swept the board last year, winning all five races in which he started, but who was convincingly beann first by Star of Italy and then by Ethics in his two outings this
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  • 81 16 Towards the close of the match (between the M.C.C. and the Bombay Presidency XI. there was considerable i commotion in the Hindu Gymkhana shamiana adjoining the Press tent which, at first was ascribed to the arrival in the tent of Major Naidu but it was later learnt that a solicitor
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  • 369 16 Goalkeeper Saves R.A.F. From Bis Defeat Wiltshire Kept. R.A.F 0. Visiting Tangttn Jilt nil J the R.AF were beaten in a hockey match by the Wiltshire Regiment by two ti Mil I nil. J The same, although keenly oontd lacked interest. The e\change:> i throughout wt re
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  • 76 16 S.K.C 2: R.A. 1 T\v S.R.C. playing or. their n\ grownd beat the R A y by Jje ocif: Boa] in thr> Ml I vlni piay lor B.C C vs SR C a* 18.C.C on Wednesday F. J L May*. k c Johnaon hh;. l- w s t i.tflas; D
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  • 110 16 Royal Singapore Yacht (jb Han^ Or. Bandar Dec. 31. A". *B' id C" Ci.i<M-s Aiii saii n e BtafUm HflMl vili be 10 a.m.. IAO a.m. and 10 20 am. respertivi r COttTatl will be pottl M usual V.. n .ire reminded Of Am DIUJ sea Qfl
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  • 547 16 S.C.C. HOLD MEDICAL COLLEGE No Scoring In Fast Hocke) Game SX\i\ >ledital Coileße. 0. In a fast and interesting hotkey match yesterday the S.C.C.. playing at home, held the Medical College to pointless draw. The M.C.U. were the first to attack but the movement ended in Armstrong shooting wide. After
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    • 94 16 S~S If) Dia1 4825 SPECIAL DISHES FOR NEXT WEEK MONDAY BOASI LAMB. Red Currant Jelly and Mint Sauce. TUESDAY PICKLED HAMP OF BEEF. DampliAgs and Young Carrots. WEDNESDAY IRISH STEW. THURSDAY SPRING CHICKEN in CASSEROLE. FRIDAY ROAST BEEF. Yorkshire Pudding and Horse-radish Sauce. SATURDAY FRIED CALVES LIVER. BACON AND ONIONS.
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